January Jones was submitted as a lead actress in 2009 for her work on season 2.

If Cherry Jones hadn’t won that year, I believe she would not have withdrawn herself from the race the following year and could have ended up winning anyway. Sharon Gless could have been snubbed in favor of her in 2010. And Archie Panjabi would be Emmy-less.

January Jones was submitted as a lead actress in 2009 for her work on season 2.

If Cherry Jones hadn’t won that year, I believe she would not have withdrawn herself from the race the following year and could have ended up winning anyway. Sharon Gless could have been snubbed in favor of her in 2010. And Archie Panjabi would be Emmy-less.

I thought that there was some confusion from Cherry Jones’ camp in 2010 that resulted in paperwork not being submitted. If Cherry Jones had submitted in 2010, then she definitely had the tapes to blow away all of the nominees that year.

I’m still baffled as to why Jones didn’t submit in Season 8. She had such terrific tapes that year.

24 was reborn in Season 7 in part due to two new characters: Annie Wersching as Renee Walker and Cherry Jones as Allison Taylor. Jones was great throughout the season and in the finale. I know that the day before the emmy noms were announced a lot of people were predicting Jones and had Wersching at 7.

Cherry Jones winning for the final season would have been one of the biggest locks ever. Boomer confirmed that she did not submit because she had already won.

That’s… amazing…

I mean, she had the perfect story arc and she performed it so well! An idealist president whose downfall and corruption stem from her very own ideals. President Taylor just could not let go of that peace she’d worked so hard for.

Yeah, Jones, Sutherland, Itzin and the writers brought their A-Game to those last 8 episodes.

I remember how shocked and upset people were that Cherry Jones didn’t submit the year after she won. But I did have a lot of respect for her for doing that. She proved that she is one of those rare actors that just love to act, and don’t care if they get rewarded or not.

Personally, I thought that Alison Pill should have won that year for her phenomenal work in “In Treatment”. Sadly, she wasn’t nominated that year. April: Week 4 was one of the most stunning performances I saw on television, ever.

I’m still baffled as to why Jones didn’t submit in Season 8. She had such terrific tapes that year.

24 was reborn in Season 7 in part due to two new characters: Annie Wersching as Renee Walker and Cherry Jones as Allison Taylor. Jones was great throughout the season and in the finale. I know that the day before the emmy noms were announced a lot of people were predicting Jones and had Wersching at 7.

I agree, Jones and Wersching were fantastic, and the best new additions to the series since Gregory Itzin and Jean Smart. I had Wersching in my #1 spot in my personal picks, but Jones was either #3 or #4. Since Wersching didn’t get in, I was fully behind Jones winning. She had both the tape (the finale is excellent, and how the heartbreaking decision affects President Taylor is so wonderfully acted by Jones) and the season to justify the win.